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title: "Why did Zcash go up 1.4% on October 22, 2026?"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/zcash/2026-10-22"
date: 2026-10-22
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# Why did Zcash go up 1.4% on October 22, 2026?

In the 24 hours to 22/10/2026, 06:00 UTC, ZEC went from about $1,315.28 to $1,270.96 (+1.38%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $1,268.90 and $1,338.00. For the closed-hour 24h window: ZEC is within a usual day's range. ZEC rose further than this on 9 of the past 29 days. No ZEC report was published here that day; the cause is unresolved.

- Day open / close: $1,315.28 → $1,270.96 (6 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $1,268.90 – $1,338.00
- Versus Bitcoin: +1.38% / BTC +0.18%; +1.0 pts left after BTC × its hourly beta 2.10
- Versus the past month: 9 of the past 29 days rose further; Closed-hour 24h move +1.38%, 0.4× its prior 30-day median of 3.4%.
- 30-day range: 25.1% below the high · 21.2% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 3 of 17 moved the same way; 14 moved the other way
- 24h volume: 1.1×; of its prior 30-day daily average

Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 22/10/2026, 06:00 UTC.

Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move.

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